march 2017 issue

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FEATURES

• Grand Designs. Why Seventies sharpness is the must-have look of 2017. Wedge styling legend Oliver Winterbottom rates the DeLorean DMC-12, Lotus Esprit S2, Lancia Montecarlo and Maserati Khamsin• The List. Reader Angus Doe has long harboured a desire to take a drive in the dramatically styled JaguarXK120. Thanks to Classic Cars, that itch has been scratched• Toyota2000GT. We drive a rare UK-based example fresh from a £150k rebuild• The Pilgrimage. Citroën2CV4 road trip across the Picardy-like Lincolnshire fens to meet a marque specialist on a mission to help keep les Deux Chevaux on the road• Epic Restoration. The owner’s brief to the specialists was short and to the point. ‘Turn my GiuliaSpider into the best Alfa there is.’ Did they succeed…?• The Collector. How a Studebaker fixation spiralled into an amazing collection• TOURS AND RALLIES 2017. This year, treat you and your classic to one of these 85 great adventures – from a day in the Cheshire countryside to three weeks in Japan• Why I love… Ferrari Daytona drive from Lancashire to Maranello. Ex-TVR boss Martin Lilley still relishes the memory

Buying

• Smart Buys. Quentin Willson on which AstonMartin, Rolls-Royce and Rover to buy now• Market Watch. Is now the time to buy a LotusEsprit or MG Midget/Austin-Healey Sprite?• Market Highlight. An Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior with serious competition history• Temptations. Six classics to worry your bank manager, from BMW 2002 tii Alpina A4S, BMW 3.0 CSL and Jaguar XK150 to Bugatti Type 57, Iso Lele and Porsche 356 Speedster• Buying Guide. Ford’s Pilot V8 positively reeks of Forties Americana, yet it was made in Dagenham. Cool and interesting to own – if you know how to pick a good one• Barn Finds. Nigel Boothman reports on an amazing French find, a preserved BMWM1 and an original but decayed Porsche356• Books and Models. Latest volumes and diecasts reviewed• Ads on Test. Fiat 500 Abarth 595 recreation, AlvisTD21, early RangeRover and JaguarE-type V12 rated• Advertise your classic for free

Columnists

• Quentin Willson. ‘Have classic cars turned out to be the best post-war investment ever?’• Tom Tjaarda. ‘When we built the Ghia prototype, I knew we had a winner’• Gordon Murray. ‘I’ve bought a classic racing car purely for nostalgic reasons’• Simon Kidston. ‘The cars are driven by the first owners you read of in auction catalogues’

The month in cars

• Haka Classic Rally. 1939 BMW 327 takes vintage class honours in New Zealand• Geelong Revival. High-speed highlights from the Down-Under waterfront sprint• 3 Day Trial, Australia. Including a Corvette bought especially to take part • Events Planner. As the days get longer, so does our list of great days out where you can get your classic fix – including big shows at home and overseas• Your letters. Barracuda good, MGC bad – and more of your musings• Our Cars. One click later, Malcolm is the new owner of a Daimler V8 250; Ross gets a marque guru to restore the Renault 5 Turbo’s dampers; and Russ’s Alfa Spider starts again